How to reduce your heating bill by 70%

The heating bill represents a sizeable chunk of the annual expenses for a household. You’ve probably already asked yourself how you can reduce these costs. Well, we have some excellent news for you!

There are definitely solutions and one of them is based on a very versatile plant, hemp.

Thanks to a study carried out by Cerema, we now know that using hempcrete can mean reducing the heating bill by up to 70%. A great way to save money so that we can spend it on treats for you and your family.

Did you know?

The lambda value (insulation value) is far from the only element to consider when trying to balance saving money and creating a comfortable living environment. It’s equally important to look at moisture migration and thermal inertia (the ability of a material to store heat and release it again when needed).

What is hempcrete?

Hempcrete is a bio-sourced material that has a low environmental impact and is made from a clever mixture of lime and hemp. It can be used in wide variety of projects, whether new builds or renovations.

What impact will hempcrete have on your energy bill?

We were already well aware of the many advantages of hemp in construction and for the environment. But now the study carried out at Cerema confirms an essential element: its extraordinary thermal performance. The interaction between water vapour in the air and hempcrete significantly reduces temperature fluctuations in your home. It regulates humidity really well thanks to the way it stores water vapour in winter and releases it in summer, cooling your home in the process. In other words:

• No more need to put on all your warmest sweaters or blow up your heating bill to make it through winter in ease and comfort.
• No more need to wait in vain for that whiff of cool air so you can enjoy your summer in comfort without going broke paying the electricity bill for running a professional air conditioner.

This stabilizing impact on the temperature in the house will have an undeniable impact on both your thermal comfort and on your energy consumption for heating and cooling. You’ll be able to lower your energy consumption for heating by up to 20kWh per year which represents a 70% reduction.

In real terms, what can you do today to benefit from the advantage hemp offers to lower your heating bill?

Whether you have a new build project or you’d like to renovate your existing house, there are many options available to you to add that touch of hemp to cut down on your annual expenses.

And since it is our objective here at IsoHemp not to make life unnececssarily complicated, we wanted to take hempcrete to the next level and create a very user friendly solution: the hemp block.